Mural and street artists transformed tagged garage doors in the Euclid Avenue-Palmerston Boulevard laneway into animated, colourful canvases on September 15 and 16. The event celebrated the Laneway Light Up project, and was sponsored by StreetArt Toronto, a City of Toronto program that reduces graffiti vandalism by replacing it with community-engaged street art. Other participants […]
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ON THE COVER: Laneway lit up (October 2018)
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NEWS: Funding for Indigenous housing (October 2018)
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Affordable units made possible by development charges By Ahmed Hagar Wigwamen Terrace (14 Spadina Rd.) has received $700,000 to fund a three-storey expansion that will add 24 new affordable housing units for Indigenous seniors. Toronto City Council approved the funding late last month. “What this does is ensure that Indigenous seniors can continue to live […]
NEWS: Election chaos (October 2018)
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Council cuts a concern By Ellie Hayden Local residents’ associations, business improvement areas, and community organizations are concerned that reducing Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 seats will wreak havoc with the business of the city in their neighbourhoods. “Clearly Ford is going to put his foot down wherever he feels like putting his […]
CHATTER: Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette set for a redo (October 2018)
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A plan to revitalize Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette is set to be completed by the end of the year, with construction scheduled to begin next spring. The small greenspace at Dupont Street and Avenue Road — which in 2011 was named after Russell, who was killed in the line of duty that same year […]
NEWS: A way to honour the past (October 2018)
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Exploring the roots of Korea Town By Annemarie Brissenden A heritage tour of Toronto’s Korea Town starts — as it should — at the Bloor Street United Church of Canada, once home to the Alpha Korean United Church. Founded in 1967 when there were just over 200 Koreans living in Toronto, it’s the oldest Korean […]
CHATTER: Getting corny for a cause (October 2018)
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Corn, corn, and more corn was on the menu at Jean Sibelius Park for the Annex Residents’ Association’s annual Corn Fest. This year’s festival featured a silent auction that raised money for those affected by the fire at 650 Parliament St. GEREMY BORDONARO/GLEANER NEWS
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (October 2018)
October 16th, 2018 · 1 Comment
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EDITORIAL: Eight weeks lost to Ford’s madness (October 2018)
October 16th, 2018 · 1 Comment
For some time now, perfume and cologne companies have marketed their wares as if the wearer would be donning a new character, not just a new scent. High Endurance, Wild, and More Swagger are just some of the options on offer, to which we humbly suggest another, Just Swagger. Designed especially for the newly-minted Ontario […]
FORUM: Build the grid, build the vision (October 2018)
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City council should catch up on traffic safety By Liz Sutherland Do you remember the day you first rode the protected Bloor bike lanes? For me, it was a hot day in late August — almost exactly two years ago — and I had my dog Sadie in the bike trailer. Coming from Bloordale, I […]
FORUM: Changing times and travel modes (October 2018)
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Councillors should ask new questions By Albert Koehl Is City Hall’s preoccupation with facilitating the movement of cars now just a bad habit that can no longer be rationalized in light of actual travel modes by residents? According to the numbers, among other reasons: yes. [pullquote]Dominance of the car in public debates masks the diminishing role of the […]
ARTS: Openings and anniversaries (October 2018)
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Celebrate 100 years of Estonian independence By Heather Kelly It’s the time of year when arts organizations launch new concert seasons, new exhibitions, and new film and talk series. Arts and language classes start again, too. Not only are there enriching and fun arts events coming up all across the Bloor St. Culture Corridor, but […]
GREENINGS: Short-term solutions haunt future (October 2018)
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Florida’s red tide a harbinger of what not to do By Terri Chu Premier Doug Ford has scrapped cap and trade, embarking on a path of environmental destruction that’s fuelled by subsidies to polluters. The shamelessness is galling and we’re likely to see more of it over the next four years. The most concerning thing […]